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January 15, 2026

Labor’s hate speech and gun laws set to fail as Coalition and Greens rule out support

Opposition leader says government took ‘a month to deliver this bad bill’ as Labor criticises Liberal ‘hypocrisy’ on proposed hate laws

December 23, 2025

Labor’s changes to listing hate groups will target Islamist and far-right extremists operating just inside the limits of law

Home affairs minister says the proposal would clamp down on groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir and the National Socialist Network

December 23, 2025

NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate

The omnibus bill, which included amendments to multiple pieces of legislation, was criticised by both progressives and conservatives

December 23, 2025

Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms

Pro-Palestine and Indigenous activist groups say state government ‘trying to strip away the right to peacefully protest for everyone’ in wake of...

December 12, 2025

Coalmine expansions would breach climate targets, NSW government warned in ‘game-changer’ report

Environmental advocates welcome Net Zero Commission’s report which found the fossil fuel was ‘not consistent’ with emissions reductions commitments

December 12, 2025

Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of capsicum spray

Potentially precedent-setting case brought after Jordan Brown hit with capsicum spray outside mining and resources conference in Melbourne in 2019

December 03, 2025

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be releasedGet our

December 02, 2025

Racial discrimination claim part of ‘deliberate campaign to discredit’ Mary Kostakidis, court documents allege

Former SBS newsreader defends sharing two X posts about a speech by the late Hezbollah leader as fair comment on a matter of public interestGet our

November 29, 2025

Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will

After Jeffrey Epstein abuse victim died intestate, sons reject claim that documents presented by her lawyer and carer represent her final...

November 25, 2025

Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway counter-sues pro-Israel activist, claiming he trespassed to ‘ambush’ staff

The Newtown eatery is counter-suing Ofir Birenbaum, who launched defamation action against the popular restaurantGet our

Australian-law Articles

Labor’s hate speech and gun laws set to fail as Coalition and Greens rule out support

Labor’s changes to listing hate groups will target Islamist and far-right extremists operating just inside the limits of law

NSW passes controversial new gun and protest laws in wake of Bondi attacks after marathon debate

Activist groups to challenge NSW protest laws on free speech grounds as Chris Minns says he’s ‘confident’ in reforms

Coalmine expansions would breach climate targets, NSW government warned in ‘game-changer’ report

Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of capsicum spray

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

Racial discrimination claim part of ‘deliberate campaign to discredit’ Mary Kostakidis, court documents allege

Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will

Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway counter-sues pro-Israel activist, claiming he trespassed to ‘ambush’ staff